Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity
As of September 30, 2011, Liberty reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options approximately 45.5 million shares of Liberty Interactive Series A common stock and 0.5 million shares of Liberty Interactive Series B common stock.
In addition to the Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive common stock there are 4 billion shares of Series C common stock authorized for issuance. As of September 30, 2011, no shares of any Series C common stock were issued or outstanding.
As of September 30, 2011, put options with respect to 3 million shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock with a weighted average put price of $16.10 remained outstanding. Such put options expire in November 2011.
The Company accounts for the foregoing put options as financial instrument liabilities at fair value due to their settlement provisions. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these liabilities are included in realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.